Candy-wrapping machine.



No.848,344. 4 PATENTED MAR. 26, 1907. I

M.B.. W. W., & A. P. BUHSB.

CANDY WRAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 29, 1906.

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No. 342%344. PAIENTED MAR. 26, 1907.

M. B.. W. W., H. L.& A. F. BUHSE.

..0ANDY WRAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 29, 1906.

I V/T/YfJJEJ No. 848,344. PATENTED MAR. 26, 1907. M. 5., W. W., H. L. &A. F. BUHSE.

CANDY WRAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION TILED AUG. 29, 1906.

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PATENTED MAR. 26, 1907. H. L. & A. P. BUHSE.

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CANDY WRAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 29, 1906.

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MT/YEJJEJI No. 848.344. TATENTED MAR. 26, 1907. M. 5., w. w., H. L. &A.'P. BUHSE. CANDY WRAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 29, 1906.

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PATENTED MAR. 26, 1907.

M. 3.. W. W., H. L. & A. F. BUHSE.

CANDY WRAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 29, 1906.

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Improvements in Candy-Wrapping UNIE srnrns arena orrroa.

MAXIMILIAN E. BUHSE, WALTER W. BUHSE, HENRY L. BUHSE,.AND ALEXANDER F.BUHSE, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

CANDYe-WFi-APPiNG IVlACHlNE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 26, 1907.

Application filed August 29,1906. Serial No. 332,458.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be' it known that we, MAXIMILIAN E. BUHSE, WALTER W.. 'BU'HSE, HENRY L.Bunsn, and ALEXANDER F. BUHSE, citizens of the United States,residing-at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and uslelful achines; and we dohereby declare the ollowing to be/la full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to i make and-usethe same.

panying drawings, wherein like characters indicate like parts throughoutthe several views.

' Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the improvedmachine. Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on the line as as of Fig. 1,some parts being removed. Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken through themachine approximately on the line a sc of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is avicw inelevation with some parts broken away and with other parts removed,showing the upper rear portion of the machine looking at the same'fromthe right toward the left with respect to Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a verticalsection taken approximately on the irregular line x :0 of Fig. 4. v Fig.6 is a detail view of. the so-called parcel-positioning plunger andactuating-cam therefor. Fig. 7 is a-view corresponding to Fig. 5 withsome parts, removed and with some parts moved into other positions. Fig.8 is a detail view in elevation .showing the paper-feeding mechanismlook- .section taken centrally through the papertwisting devices. Fig.13 is a vertical section taken centrally thrhugh the said papertwistingdevices. Fig. 14 is a.verticalsection taken on the line as as of 1 i 12.Fig. 15 is an end elevation of one oi t e twisting devices, showing alsoa segmental gear for actuating the same. Fig. 16 is a section taken onthe line 00" m of Fig. 13. Fig. 17 is a plan view of one of the twistingdevices. Fig. 18 is a detail in elevation showin the paper-cutter andactuating connections t erefor, said parts being viewed in the samedirection as Fig. 5 and in a direction from left toward the right withrespect to Fig. 10. Fig. 19 is a view in elevation illustrating thetwister-actuating mechanism, including a feature which is additionalto-that shown ir the other views; and Fig. 20 is a section taker on theline 00 m of Fig. 19. v v

A non-rotary table 1 is supported by leg brackets 2, to whichleg-bracket is rigidly secured a laterally-projecting skeleton frame- Journaled in the central, portion of cel-receptacles 6, of which, asshown, there are twenty-four. The fixed table 1 is preferably providedwith a plurality of small antifriction-wheels 7 upon which the rotaryfeed table or wheel 5 is mounted to run.

In the machineshown a hopper 8 overlies the central portion of therotary feed-table 5, the same being secured in a fixed osition bycrooked arms 9, the lower ends 0 which are fixed to the framework 3.This hopper, while a convenience, is not necessary partof the apparatus.When employed, it serves to de-' liver the candy parcels or lumps z ontothe central portions of therotary table. 5.

Rigidly secured to the lower end of the short vertical shaft 4 is alarge bevel-gear 10, which gear meshes with a bevel-pinion 11, carriedby a transverse counter-shaft 12, mounted in suitable bearings ontheframework 3, as best shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The gear 10 and pinion11 have a relation of six to one in diameter and one to six in theirspeed of rotation. The shaft 12 carries a spur-gear 13, that meshes witha spur-pinion 141, which latter is carried by a driving-shaft 15,.alsomounted in suitable bearingsin the framework 3. The pinion 14 is asegmental pinion and has teeth for less than one-half of itsciroumference, the remainder of its circumferenoe being smooth. The gear13 has four segmental groups of teeth and between each 5 group of teetnhas a smooth concave surface 13. Under rotation of the driving-shaft thesegmental pinion 14 imparts intermittent movement to the gear 13, andhence to the rotary table 5. More particularly stated,under eachcomplete rotation of the shaft 15 the pinion l4 imparts a one-fourthrotation to the gear 13 and a one twenty-fourth rotation to the rotaryfeed-table 5, and each such intermittent movement is produced under less[5 than one half rotation of the shaft 15, so that the said table 5 isheld stationary during approximately one-half of the time. On theoutwardly-projected end of the driving-shaft 15 is a loose pulley 16,that is adapted to be coupled to the shaft 15 at will by a slidingclutch 17 of the usual or any suitable construction. The pulley 16 maybe continuously driven'by a power-driven beltL (Not shown.)

2 At one point above the framework 3 and below the line of movement ofthe parcel-receptacles 6 of the table 5 the fixed table 1Lis cut awayand is provided with a pair of yield ing parcel-supports all'orded by apair of wide- 0 faced pivoted dogs 18, which dogs are pivoted to thesaid iixed table 1 and are provided with laterally-oil'set arms 19, thatare connected by a coiled spring 20, as best shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 5.The spring 20 normally holds these yielding supports or dogs 18 in theposition shown in Fig. 3.

. Rigidly secured to and carried by a shaft 2]., that is j ournaled inthe frame 3, is a wheel 22, that constitutes a parcel holder and carrierand is provided with a plurality of poripheral pockets or notches 23, ofwhich, as l shown, there are four located ninety degrees apart. T hisparcel holder and carrier is lo"- cated just below the free ends of theyielding I (See Figs. 3, 4, 5, and

5 support or dog 18. I

10.) At its inner end the shaft 21 is pro- -vided with .a miter-gear 24,that meshes with a miter-gear 25 of the intermittentlydriven shaft 12,(see Figs. 2,3, and 4,) so that the said wheel 22 will be given-aonefourth rotation for each. complete rotation of the driving-shaft 15.The said wheel 22 is of course intermittently driven, and it remainsstationary approximately one-half of the time and when stationary one ofits pockets 23 always stands just below the yielding Supportingdogs 18.

Standing normally above the rotary table 5 and just above one of itsparcel-receptacles porting-dogs 18 is an a pproximately U-shapedpresser-head 26, the stem oli \Vl.-l(ll. is rigidly secured to a pair ofvertically-movable pl unl gers 27 and 2 that are mounted in suitable 1 ebearings on the frame 3. The main plunger 6 in. vertical line with. thefree ends of the sup' 27 (see Figs. 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6) is connected atits lower end to the free'end of an aetuatinglever 29, which lever ispivoted on a rod 30, supported by the framework 3. The lever 29 has alaterally-projecting roller 31, that is 0 subject to a cam 32, carriedby a countershaft 33, mounted in suitable bearings on the frame 3 andprovided at its inner end with a miter-gear 34, that meshes with amiter-gear 35 on the drivingshaft 15, so that said shaft 33 will begivenone rotation for'eaeh rotation of said driving-shaft. A coiledspring 36, attached to a projecting arm of the lever 29, and to a pin 37on the frame 3, (see Fig. 6,) yieldin ly holds the roller 31 inengagement with thecam 32 and tends to force the plungers 27 and 28 andpresser-head 26 downward. 7

Located in front of the parcel-carrying wheel 22 is a presser-arm oryielding abut- 8 'ment 38, which at its lower end is, as showin, pivotedon a counter shaft 39, that extends parallel to the counter-shaft 33 andis also mounted in suitable bearings of the frame 3. (See particularlyFigs. 2, 3, and 5.) This shaft 39 at its inner end is provided with amiter-gear 40, that meshes wit-ha miter-gear 41 on the driving-shaft 15.

Loosely mounted on the counter-shaft 21,

(see Figs. 5, 7, and 10,)at one side of the carrierwheel 22, is ashort-armed bell-crank 42,

to the upper arm of which is rigidly secured a thin segmental'tuckerblade 43. The tucker-blade 43 projects laterally from the overand lies close to the peripheral portion of the said carrier-wheel 22.The normal position of this tucker-blade is best shown in Fig. 5. Theshort lower arm of the bellcrank 42 is connected. by a link 44'to thefree end of a tucker-actuating lever 45, which lever is, as shown,pivotally mounted on the v rod 30. At its intermediate portion the lever45 is provided with a laterally-projecting shown in Figs. 5 and. 7,which cam is carried by the counter-shaft 33. A coiled spring 48attached. to a short arm ofthe lever 45 and to a pin 49 on the frame 3,(see Figs. 5 and 7,) holds the roller 46 engaged with the cam 47 I15 andtends to hold the tucker 43in its normal position. (Shown in Fig. 5.)

The presser-arm 38, just above described, is, as shown, provided withanarm extension 50, that isoonn ected to a portion of the frame I 2c 3by a coiled spring 51, which spring yieldingly. presses the arm 38toward. the carrierwheel 22. The movement of the presserarm 38 towardsaid carrier-wheel is limited by a? set-screw 52 in the free end of thearm I2 5 1 50, that engages with a fixed part of the 1 frame 3. (SeeFigs. 5 andf7.) The paper i or wrap ing the candy parcels or chunks issupplied 'roni a rel-1y, which, asl shown,,is wound upon a spindle y,that 1s de- I 30 upper arm of said bell-crank and extends roller46,'that rides upon a eam47, as best ire" tachably held by'notchedbrackets 53, secured to the frame 3, as best shown in Figs.

1 and 5. The web of paper from the roll y and 9.) The pinion 58 mesheswith a larger spur-gear 60, loosely journaled in a stud 61, secured to aprojection 56 of one of the bearing-brackets 56, as best shown inFig. 5.A smoothdisk 62 is secured to one side of the gear 60, as best shown inFigs. 8 and 9.

Mounted to vibrate on the stud 61 is a sleeve or hub 63, which has twoarms 64 and 65. Thearm 64 at its free end overlies the smooth disk 62and is provided with a beveled ocket 64 in which is a clutch-roller 66.he arrangement is such that the clutch-roller 66 will be caused to slideupon the disk 62 when the arm 64 is moved in the direction of the arrowmarked thereon in Fig. 8, but will slip under reverse movement of thesaid arm. The said arm, roller, and disk constitute a frictionalpawl-and-ratchet device for transmitting intermittent motion to thepaperfeeding rollers 54 and 55. The arm of the said pawl-and-ratchetdevice is connected by a link 67, (see Figs. 5, 8, and 9,) to a crankcarried by the outer end of the shaft 33. This crank, as shown in Figs.8 and 9, is an adjustable crank made up of a crank-plate 68, secured tosaid shaft, and a crank-head 69, which is radially adjustable on saidcrankplate and is adapted to be secured thereto in different adjustmentsby means of screws 70,

which, as shown, work through slots 71 in said head and are screwed intosaid plate. The crank-head 69 carries awrist- )in 72, to which thelowerend of the link 67 is directly pivoted. Under diil'erentadjustments of the crank-head 69 dilferent amounts of paper may be fedforward by the rollers 54 and 55 under each rotation of thecounter-shaft 33 and driving-shaft 15.

By the feed-rollers 54 22 and over the empty uppermost pocket thereof,substantially as shown in Fig. 5.

Just in front of the feed-roller v55 is a lixed g blade 74 cooperateswith said bar 73. bar or blade 74 is attached to the brackets 56 byslot-a'nd-pin connections 75, and to the ends thereof are pivotallyattached the upand 55 the web of paper is fed forward over thecarrier-wheel A movable sharp-edged shearing bar or knife- This i lowerends are pivotally attached to levers 1 77, (see Figs. 5, 7, 10, and18,) which levers at their outer ends are pivoted on the rod 30 f beforenoted. At their intermediate portions the levers 77 are providedwith'laterallyoffset rollers 78, that are subject to earns 79 on'thecam-shaft 33. Coiled springs 80, at-

tached to said levers 77 and to the frame 3,

I keep the rollers 78 pressed against the cams 79 and normally holdtheknifeblade 74 in its raised position. l i best shown in Figs. 3, 5,and 12 to 17, inclusive. There are two of these paper-twisting devices,and the two twisters are located in axial alinemen-t with each other,one on each side of the carrier-wheel 22 and in axial alinement with thepocket 23 of said wheel that stands at the extreme left with respect-toFig. 5. Each twister comprises a' hollow which is fixed in a bearing-lug82, that is rigid on the frame 3.

'of which is secured a spur-pinion 84, which pinion has a concavetoothless segmental section 843. The face-plate 83 hasfadiametrically-extended dovetailed channel, in which works a pair ofopposing clampingheads 85, which have extended clamping- .jaws 86. Theheads are drawn toward shown, is passed through clearance-passagesbase-flanges thereof. On the inner portions of the clamping-heads 85 arelaterally-oflset cam-lugs 89. Extending through the hollow trunnion orstud 81 1s a stem 90, which set cam-lugs 91, each of which acts upon oneof the cam-lugs 89 of the clamping-heads 85.

is held against rotation by means of a setscrew 92, which is passedthrough the lug 82 and hollow stud 81 and impinges upon the said stem90.

Cooperating with each gear or pinion 84 is a segmental gear 93, that iscarried by the counter-shaft 39. The gears 93 have teeth extendingapproximately half-way around the same, and the relation of the gears 93and 84 are such that the twisters will be given one complete rotationfor each complete r-oshaft 15, but will be held stationaryin theposition shown in Fi 15 throughout onehalf of each rotation of thesaidshafts 39 and I 15. As shown in Figs. 12, 14, and 15', when he gears 84are at rest the cam-lugs 91, acting on the cam-lug 89, hold the jaws86-of the clamping-heads 85 opened up or separated, l so that the looseends of the wrapper, which 1 has been applied to a candy-parcel, may befreely carried between said jaws by a move- 65 per ends of links 76.These links 76 at their 1 ment of the carrier-wheel 22 in the directionThe paper or wrapper twisting devices are Rotatively 'mounted on thestud 81 is a face-plate 83, to the hub each other by a coiled spring 87,which, as v at its inner end is provided with laterally-0th" Asillustrated in Figs. 12 and 13, the stem 90 tation of the counter-shaft39 and drivingl l stud 81, (see particularly Figs. 12 and 13,)

therein, and are attached to studs 88 on the goo of the arrow markedthereon in Fig. 5. As shown in F igs. 13 and 16, when the lugs 89 by aslight rotation of the twisters, have been carried out of engagementwith the cooperating earn-lugs- 91 the springs 87 cause the jaws 86 toengage and tightly pinch the loose ends of the paper wrapper, so thatunder continuous rotary movements of the twisters the two ends ofthe'wrapper will be twisted, it of course being understood. that thecandyparcel and the central portion of the Wrapper are at such time heldagainst rotatio'n by the carrier-wheel 22 and cooperating presserarm 33.(See-Fig. 5.) At the completion of the rotation of the twisters the jaws86 are separated and caused to release the twisted ends of the wrapperby the reengagement of the lugs 89 with the cooperating i'ixed lugs 91.

A summary of the operation of the machine above desc ribed issubstantially as follows: The direction in which the various rotarypartsof the machine move are indicated by arrows marked on therespective parts in the several views thereof. The parcel-receptacles 6of the rotary table 5 are kept loaded with candy parcels or chunks 2 byan operator or attend ant standing at the side of the machine, and underrotary movements of said table 5 the parcels within the receptaclesthereof are supported by and will slide over the underlying portion ofthe fixed table 1. Under each rotation of the driving-shaft 1'5 andduring a time represented by one half-rotation thereof the table 5isgiven an intermittent or one twenty-fourth step of movement, whichserves to position one of the candy-parcels 2 directly over the yieldingsupportii'lg-dogs 1S and directly under the U-shaped presserhead .26,which head, as will presently be no ted, operates as aparcel-positioning device.

I Immediately after the rotary table 5 has been given its intermittentmovement thehigh portions of the cam 32 are moved out from under theroller 31 of the lever 29, and the spring 33 then becomes active toforce downwardthe pronged or U-shapcd head 26, thereby causing thelatter to force the positioned candy parcel or chunk 2 into theunderlying pocket 23 of the carrier-wheel 22, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5.By reference to Fig. 4 it will be seen that when the head 26 is thusforced downward its prongs engage the yielding dogs 13 and press thesame out of the way without. producing pressure on the candy parcel orchunk z. The candy-parcels thus delivered into the pocket 23 of thecarrier- Wheel 22 is of course pressed onto the underlying portion ofthe paper web y. Immediately after the candy-parcel 2 has thus beendeliveredinto the pocket 23 the cams'79, act ing on the rollers 78 ofthe levers 77,-force the knife-blade 74 downward and causes the same tocut oil the end section. of the wrap web the head 26 is returned tonormal position, and the cam 47 comes into action on the roller 46 ofthe lever 45 and throws the segmental tucker-blade 43 forward, or in thedi rcction of the arrow marked adjacent thereto, in Fig. 5. Immediatelyfollowing the initial movement of the tucker-blade 43 the intermittentmovement of the carrier-wheel 22 is begun, and the timing of themovements of said parts 43 and 22 is such that they will simultaneouslyreach the position shown in Fig. 7, in which position itwill be notedthat the tucker-blade 43 has tucked or folded the rear portion of thewrapper .over the candy parcel or chunk z and has delivered the forwardportion .of said wrapper against the upper end of the yieldingpresser-arm 33.

The forward movement of the tucker-blade 43 ceases at the position.shown in Fig. 7 but the wheel 22 continues 1ts intermittent move mentuntil it reaches the position shown 1n 1 Fig. 5, in which position thewrapper is completely folded around the candy parcel or chunk z. Theintermittent movement of the carrier-wheel 22 is of course in a constantdirection; but the tucker-blade 43 commences its return movementimmediately after it has performed the work just above noted. The rotarymovements of the twisters above described is begun immediately after theintermittent movement of the carrier-wheel 22 has been-completed, andthe entire movement of the twisters takes place while the said wheel 22is at rest. The operation of the twisters has already been described indetail. The aper-feeding movement of the rollers 54 an 55 takes placewhile the carrier-wheel 22 is being given its intermittent movement andof course while the knife-blade- 74 is raised. The candy-parcels withthe -\vrappers applied thereto dropped from the pockets 23 of thecarrier-wheel'22 18 there moved downward and out of engagement with thepresser-arm 3S. It may of course be caught within any suitablereceptacle or may be dropped onto the floor.

W'ith the twisters constructed. and arranged as above described littleless than one complete rotary twist will be given to the ends otthewrapper. In Figs. 19 and 20 there is illustrated an additional orauxiliary device whereby an increased amount of twist may be given theends of the wrapper. Inthis construction the stemv 90, which carries therelatively fixed cam-lugs 91, instead of being absolutely fixed arerigidly secured at their outer ends to a short crank 94,'which in turnis connected by an eccentric strap and red to an eccentric 96, carriedby the projecting end of the shaft 39 With this arrangement ofeccentrics and crank in advance of the rotary movement of the twistersin the direction of the arrows marked thereon in Figs. 14 and 15 thestem 90 and its cam lugs 91 will by the eccentric 96 and connections begiven an oscillatory movement in a reverse direction, thereby closing upthe jaws 86 on the ends'of the wrapper before the twisters have beguntheir rotary movement, Then as the twisters make their rotary movementthe said eccentric and connections will oscillate the said stem QOandcam-lugs 91 in the same direction as said twisters are moved,

thereby delaying the re'en'gageme'nt of the cooperating cam-lugs 89 and91, and hence of course delaying the separation of the jaws 86. In thisway, as isevident, a complete rotary movement, or even more, may begiven to the ends of the wrapper.

The term fpockets as used in the claims 1n connection with the carryingwheel or device is used in a broad sense to include any and all forms ofholders which are adapted to receive and hold the pieces of candy orother parcels to which the wrappers are to be ap lied.

Vhat we claim is I 1. In a machine of the kind described, thecombination with an intermittently-movable carrier having pockets toreceive the parcels and wrapperabf a vibratory tucker operative to forcethe wrapper over the positioned parcel, an abutment cooperating withsaid carrier to hold the wrapper around the posi tioned parcel, and apair of twisters located one on each. side of said carrier and operativeon the ends of the wrapper to twist the same, wliilc subject to saidabutment, substantially as described. I

2.' In a machine of the kind described, the combination with anintermittently-movable carrier wheclhaving pockets to receive thewrappers and parcels, an intermittentlymovable vibratory arm having asegmental tucker-fiange working adjacent to the periphery of saidcarrier-wheel and operative to force the Wrapper over the parcel, ayielding abutment cooperating with said carrierwheel to hold the wra perapplied around the parcel, and a pair ot intermittently-operativetwisters operative on the ends of the folded and applied wrapper,substantially as described. a

3. In a machine of the kind described, the

combination with an intermittently-movable carrying-wheel having pocketsto receive parcels and applied Wrappers, of means for ieeding acontinuous web of Wrapping-paper to said carrying-wheel, and for cuttingthe same to form the wrappers, means for applying the parcelsinsuccession to the ockets of said carrier-wheel, a tucker movab ecircumferentially of said carrier-wheel to force the several wrappersover the positioned parcel, an abutment cooperating with saidcarrierwheel to hold the parcel and applied wrapper in position for thetwisting of its ends, and a pair oftwisters located on opposite sides ofsaid carrier-wheel, and operative to twist the the wra and to the saidweb-cutter intermlttently operative to sever per, substantially as detheweb, an intermittentl'y movable vibra,

tory tucker operative to force the severed side of the wrapper over thepositioned parcels', a yielding abutment cooperating with saidcarrier-wheel toforce the other side of p'eriover the parcel, and a pairof twisters ocated one on each side of said carrier-wheel and operativeon the ends of the Wrapper to twist the same, substantially asdescribed.

5. In a machine ofthe kind described, the combination with means forapplying wrappers to the parcels, a pair of rotary twisters operative totwist the opposite ends of the app ied wrapper, of a-parcel-feedingdevice comprising a rotary table having a plurality ofarcel-receptacles, a parcel-supporting tab e underlying theparcel-receptacles of said rotary table, but having a parcel-passage atone point, and a parcel-positioning device operating intermittently toforce the parcels from the receptacles of said rotary table through anopening in said supporting-table wrapper-applying means, substantiallyas described.

6. In a machine of the kind described, the combination with .awrapper-applying mechanism, of a fixed table having ayieldingparcel-support, a rotary table overlying said fixed table and havingparcel-receptacles movable insuccession, to a point above said yieldingparcel-support, and a reciprocatory parcel-positioning device operativeto force the parcel positioned above said yielding support from thenceto said wrapper-apt lying mechanisms, substantially as descrl ed.

7. In a machine combination with an intermittently-movable carrier-wheelhaving pockets to receive the arcels and Wrappers, of a fixed tableoverying said carrier-wheel, a support ositioned directly rier-whee arotary table overl said fixed table and provided with a pliir aiity ofparcel-receptacles movable in succession into alinement with saidyielding support, a reabove sald caryielding parcelclprocatoryparcel-positioning device 0 era-.

tive to force the parcels from said yie din support into the underlyingpocket of sai carrierewheel, and twisters located one on each side ofsaid carrier-wheel and operative to twist the ends of the appliedWrapper, substantially as described. v

8. In a machine of the kind described, the

combination with an intermittently-n1ovable carrier-whcel having aperipheral pocket to receive the parcels and wrappers, a fixed tableoverlying said carrier-wheel and provided with a yielding supportlocated directly above said carrier-wheel, and intermittently movablerotary table overlying said fixed table and provided with aparcel-receptacle movable in succession into alinement with saidyielding support, a reeiprocatory parcelpositioninq device operative toforce the parcel from said 'iclding support and to the underlying pocketof said carrier-wheel, a yielding abutment cooperating with saidcarrier-wheel, and a pair of twisters located one on each side of saidcarrier-wheel and operative on the ends of the applied wrapper, to twistthe same, substantially as described.

9. 111 a machine of the kind described, the combination. with aninterinittently-movable carrier-wheel having peripheral pockets toreceive the parcels and wrappers, of means for supplying the wrappers tothe pockets of said carrier-wheel from a'continuous web of paper, ayielding abutment (poperatmg with 'said carrier-wheel, a vibratorytucker opera tive to force the wrappers over the positioned parcels, afixed table overlying said carrier.

wheel and provided with a yielding parcelsupport located directly abovesaid earrierwheel, an intermittently-movable' rotary tableoverl in'saidtixed table and )rovided with parcel-reccptacles movable insuccession into alinement with said yielding support, and aninterlnittently-movable reciprocatory pareel-positioning deviceoperative to force the parcels from said yielding support into theunderlying pocket of said carrier- Wheel, substantially as described.

' 10. In a machine of the kind described, the combination with anintermittently- .rnovable. carrier-wheel having peripheral pocketsadapted to receive the parce s and wrappers, of anintermittei'itly-operative feed device for supplying the web of paper tosaid carrier-wheel, an int ermittently-operative cutter for severing thewrappers from said web, a vibratory-tucker for forcing the cutl l l l iI I i l i l l i g side of the wrapper over the positioned parcel, ayielding abutment cooperating with said carrier-wheel to hold theWrapper onto the positioned parcel, a pair of intermittentlyoperativetwisters, one on each side of said 1]. ln a machine of the kinddescribed, the combination with'means for applying,

wrappers to parcels, of a pair of yie dinglymounted mrcel-supportingdogs, and a reeiprocator parcel-positioning device having a pronged head26 adapted to directly engage and to press said dogs and to torce the l)areel therefrom to the wraner-a )l ing P t.

mechanism, substantially as described.

12. In a machine of the kind described, a wrapper-twisting devicecomprising a pair of rotary jaws, means tending to press the said jawstogether, cam-lugs on the said jaws, a stem having cam-lugs operative onthe cam-lugs of said jaws, to force the jaws apart, underrotarymovements of the latter, and means for oscillating said stem inthe one direction to accelerate the closing of said jaws and for movingthe said stem and its cam-lugs in the opposite direction to delay theopening of the aws, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we aflixour'signatures in presence ot twowitnesses.

MAXlMlLIAN E. BUl-ISE. l/VAL'lER BUI-ISE. HENRY L. BUHSE. ALEXANDER F.BUHSE. Witnesses: II. D. KlLoonn, F; D. l\lERClIANT.

